NHL roundup: Dallas, Tampa Bay earn overtime wins

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Loui Eriksson scored his second goal of the night at 3:55 of overtime to lift host Dallas over Colorado 7-6 on Friday night.

Eriksson's eighth goal of the season came when his centering pass deflected in off Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson.

"It was a crazy game," Avalanche coach Joe Sacco said. "Those pucks had eyes tonight. I don't think it was a particularly strong game by either goaltender."

Matt Duchene had put Colorado in front 6-5 at 8:22 of the third period with his third goal of the night, off the arm of goaltender Kari Lehtonen, for his first hat trick. However, Stephane Robidas' point shot with 4:10 left in the third pulled Dallas into a 6-6 tie.

The Stars were outshot 13-3 in the first 20 minutes and fell behind 2-0, but they scored four straight goals in the second period to take a 4-2 lead before Colorado rallied.

Lightning 5, Blackhawks 4: Steven Stamkos posted his fourth career hat trick, scoring all three goals during a wild second period, and Vincent Lecavalier won it in overtime. Both teams scored four times in the second period, and Lecavalier scored the game-winner off a pass from Martin St. Louis, who finished with three assists. The Lightning have won four consecutive home games. Stamkos' final goal tied it 4-4 with 32.2 seconds left in the second.

Blues 3, Canucks 2:

T.J. Oshie had two goals and an assist, and David Backes got the go-ahead score early in the third period for host St. Louis. The Blues have beaten the Canucks twice in nine days, both times with backup goalie Brian Elliott in the net.

Dallas Stars players celebrate Loui Eriksson's (21) game-winning goal against the Colorado Avalanche in the overtime period at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, November 4, 2011. Eriksson's tally lifted Dallas to a 7-6 victory. (Brad Loper/Dallas Morning News/MCT) less

Dallas Stars players celebrate Loui Eriksson's (21) game-winning goal against the Colorado Avalanche in the overtime period at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, November 4, 2011. ... more

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Dallas Stars players celebrate Loui Eriksson's (21) game-winning goal against the Colorado Avalanche in the overtime period at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, November 4, 2011. Eriksson's tally lifted Dallas to a 7-6 victory. (Brad Loper/Dallas Morning News/MCT) less

Dallas Stars players celebrate Loui Eriksson's (21) game-winning goal against the Colorado Avalanche in the overtime period at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, November 4, 2011. ... more

Photo: Brad Loper, MCT

NHL roundup: Dallas, Tampa Bay earn overtime wins

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Canadiens 2, Senators 1:

Erik Cole and Andrei Kostitsyn scored in the second period, and visiting Montreal earned its fourth consecutive victory. Carey Price made 33 saves for the Canadiens, who had a six-day layoff before evening their record at 5-5-2 in the wake of the franchise's worst start in 70 years.

Sabres 2, Flames 1:

Jhonas Enroth made 29 saves to lift the host Sabres. Enroth, making his third start, saw his scoreless string of nearly 108 minutes snapped when Alex Tanguay scored in the third period.